Beloved children's author Katherine Paterson shares her grandchildren's list of favorite books.

Children's books help newborn babies and toddlers up to 2-year-olds discover the joy of reading.

These books will help kids 3 to 5 years old discover the joy of reading. Browse this list of new and classic children's books recommended by the Quicklists Consulting Committee of the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the America

Susan Straub teaches new teenage moms the joy of reading to their babies.

Books populate our aloneness, transport us to other areas and other places, and give us face time with characters (Scout Finch! Jay Gatsby! Isabel Archer!) who seem more real than a lot of the people we know. Vince Passaro, on how it begins.